Tour Backspin and the PGA TOUR history of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
Tour Backspin brings the History of the PGA TOUR alive. With a weekly email newsletter, Tour Backspin will take you back into the past for the forgotten stories of the PGA Tour. With a focus on the 1960s and 1970s, Tour Backspin explores the DNA of today’s PGA TOUR events with legit, highly researched historical stories. These stories feature notable stars such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tony Lema, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller, Tom Watson as well as some of the journeymen who toiled from week to week without becoming household names. The Tour Backspin newsletter is free and you can unsubscribe at any time. Fill out the form below to subscribe or, find it on Substack
Tour Backspin conducts contests and sweepstakes including What Hole Is It? every Thursday. Win autographed copies of Uncorked, The Life and Times of Champagne Tony Lema and other golf swag.
The Tour Backspin Newsletter
The Tour Backspin Newsletter is emailed every Thursday and contains a story from the 1960s or 1970s with ties to the PGA TOUR event being played that week. The Tour Backspin Newsletter also features the WHAT HOLE IS IT? contest where readers can test their golf course knowledge and have a chance to win prizes. The Tour Backspin Newsletter is also available on Substack.
WHAT HOLE IS IT?
How good is your course knowledge? Find out when you play WHAT HOLE IS IT? for fun and prizes. Hole pictures are from famous courses as well as some unknown gems. Test yourself – click to see this week’s hole. Or, sign up for the Tour Backspin newsletter and get WHAT HOLE IS IT? in your email inbox every Thursday.
The Tour Backspin Show Podcast
Don’t have time to read the newsletter? We recap each week’s main and bonus stories on The Tour Backspin Show podcast available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. We also feature our interview series featuring players from the past and authors. Click to listen.
Tour Backspin Store
The Tour Backspin store features the Retro Reporoduction line of t-shirts, stickers, and buttons featuring period authentic reproductions of tournament badges, tickets and programs. You can also purchase a signed by the author copy of Uncorked, The Life and Times of Champagne Tony Lema book. 100% Satisfaction is guaranteed.
Tour Backspin Videos
Tour Backspin videos feature rare clips of interviews, televised golf action and short documentaries from the 1960s and 1970s. PGA TOUR history, cameo appearances by PGA players, and a very rare CBS Golf Classic film are all just a click away.
Tour Backspin Newsletter Archives
The Tour Backspin newsletters archives allows you to search and read any of the Tour Backspin newsletters that have been sent.
Tour Backspin Blog
Tour Backspin Blog features well-researched long-form articles on the history of the PGA TOUR from the 1960s and the 1970s.
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